August 30, 2015 Second Novel Ruminations Under Strange Suns debuted almost a week ago. By this point you may well be tired of my mentioning it. Could be I’m tired of mentioning it too, ever think of that, bucko? Hmmm? How about you buy a copy and I’ll stop bringing it up? What’s that, you… Continue reading Second Novel Ruminations. Resurrected Post.
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Under Strange Suns. Resurrected Post.
August 16, 2015 Under Strange Suns Cue the fanfare. Commence drumroll. Ahem. Is this thing on? Ladies and gentlemen, readers of all ages…well, readers of appropriate age, anyways. I’m please to announce that Under Strange Suns is available for purchase beginning August 25, digitally, and December 25 in print edition. Here’s a bit of… Continue reading Under Strange Suns. Resurrected Post.
Fiction Description. Resurrected Post.
August 9, 2015 Fiction Description Opinion time, readers. What is your preference, or perhaps tolerance, for the amount of description of places, things, physical appearance, etc. in fiction? Do you like to have an exacting rundown of what the characters look like, what the furniture in a room looks like and how it is arranged,… Continue reading Fiction Description. Resurrected Post.
August Derleth, Cthulhu Wrangler. Resurrected Post.
August 2, 2015 August Derleth, Cthulu Wrangler Today I continue considering the authors of Appendix N. August Derleth managed to escape my voracious reading attention for a very long time. That is surprising, considering the volume of material he produced. Derleth wasn’t an Asimov-class churner of words, but with over 100 published books to his… Continue reading August Derleth, Cthulhu Wrangler. Resurrected Post.
Oregon Brewers Festival 2015. Resurrected Post.
July 26, 2015 Oregon Brewers Festival 2015 I am preempting this web log, once again, with beer commentary. Friday I pedalled to the 2015 Oregon Brewers Festival, the 28th installment of the venerable zymurgical institution. I purchased my tasting glass and tokens and got to it. Here, then, are my notes. Keep in mind I… Continue reading Oregon Brewers Festival 2015. Resurrected Post.
Books, Head-to-Head. Resurrected Post.
July 19, 2015 Books, Head-to-Head I have a couple of books on my mind. I just finished Live Free or Die by John Ringo. I’m about two-thirds of the way through Redshirts by John Scalzi. Two science fiction novels with a humorous bent. A side-by-side comparison isn’t entirely unwarranted, right? As noted, I haven’t quite… Continue reading Books, Head-to-Head. Resurrected Post.
Seattle. Resurrected Post.
July 12, 2015 Seattle I burned a vacation day Friday and took the family on a long weekend trip to Seattle. My father lives in the outer reaches of the greater Seattle area, so travel costs were limited to fuel. The drive to Hotel Dad began promisingly enough. But what has been in my… Continue reading Seattle. Resurrected Post.
If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Resurrected Post.
July 5, 2015 If You Can’t Stand the Heat… Can someone please turn up the AC? It is too hot for me to be this busy. My lovely and supportive wife, Isa, seems to have picked up whatever bug has been plaguing our daughter, V.V., for the last several weeks. I wonder, is a cold… Continue reading If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Resurrected Post.
Philip Jose Farmer, Appendix N. Resurrected Post.
June 28, 2015 Philip Jose Farmer, Appendix N Philip Jose Farmer (or P.J., as Appendix N has him) was a prolific author of pulp adventure. (By the way, I don’t need to keep spelling out what Appendix N is, do I? If you’re reading this web log you’re probably hip to the reference.) I’d call… Continue reading Philip Jose Farmer, Appendix N. Resurrected Post.